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Common Core Standards L.3.4a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on content.

RL.3.11 Recognize and make connections in narratives, poetry, and drama to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, personal events, and situations.

SL.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and details. SL.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. W.3.5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

RL.3 Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language. RL.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.

RI.3.10 Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at high end of grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Suggested Student Objectives 1) SW determine the meaning of vocabulary words by using context clues and multiple-meaning words. 2) SW listen to fluent reading and determine problem and solution in the story. 3) SW build background knowledge and read aloud a grade level text-Humorous Fiction (__A Fine, Fine School__). 4) SW write a descriptive paragraph and retell the main events of the story. 5) SW summarize an informational text on a one-room school.

Suggested Additional Readings - The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron/Ann Strugnell http://3rdgrade.pbworks.com/w/page/928888/The%20Stories%20Julian%20Tells

- Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan [|Lesson Plan] []

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- The Memory String by Eve Bunting www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/.../**memory**.shtml/

Resource Links Common Core Curriculum Map pg. 212 & 213

Activities Focus on character traits

Assessments Weekly Journey Assessments-Vocabulary, Comprehension, Grammar

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